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The painting is an adaptation of Banksy's 2002 mural Girl with Balloon, rare as a unique work rather than a print. It was given by Banksy to a friend shortly after the "Barely Legal" exhibition in 2006. [5] Banksy has said he prepared the self-destruct mechanism at this time in case the work was ever put up for auction. [6]
Only the lower half shredded. Banksy released an image of the shredding on Instagram with the words "Going, going gone..". [26] Sotheby's said, "We have not experienced this situation in the past where a painting spontaneously shredded", [24] leading some market watchers to speculate the remains of the painting will be worth even more. [27]
Immediately after the auction ended, a mechanism hidden in the frame was triggered by remote control and partially shredded the piece. [68] Banksy later explained that he had built the shredder into the painting several years before it went up for auction, [69] and named the new artwork created by the shredding Love is in the Bin.
Back then, Banksy still existed mostly in the world of street art and tabloid speculation about his identity. His work peppered the walls of east London and he showed at the gaudy Lazarides ...
The gallery version of Banksy's Girl With Balloon suddenly shredded itself after selling for £1 million at Sotheby's.
Forgive Us Our Trespassing is a piece by graffiti artist Banksy depicting a kneeling boy with a spray-painted halo. The image can be found on a wall in Salt Lake City , Utah. In 2010, the image was distributed in the form of posters to promote the artist's film Exit Through the Gift Shop .
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On 22 February 2013, a stencil of what is believed to be Banksy's signature rat holding a sign saying "Why?" appeared on the right of the area where the "Slave Labour" mural once stood, [7] sparking views that it was a consolation to the community. [8] To the left of that space, appeared the message ‘"Danger Thieves."